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m. 1128 - 1149
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Alfonso VII (1 March 1105 [1] – 21 August 1157), called the Emperor ( el Emperador ), became the King of Galicia in 1111 [2] and King of León and Castile in 1126. Alfonso, born Alfonso Raimúndez, first used the title Emperor of All Spain, alongside his mother Urraca, once she vested him with the direct rule of Toledo in 1116. [1]
- 1126 – 1157
- Urraca
- 1135 in the Cathedral of León
Wives, concubines and issue [ edit] According to Bishop Pelagius of Oviedo, contemporary of the king, in his Chronicon regum Legionensium ("Chronicle of the Kings of León "), Alfonso VI had five wives and two concubines nobilissimas (most noble).
- 1065–1072
- Ferdinand I
- 1072–1109
- Sancho II
Stephanie Alfonso of Castile (Spanish: Estefanía Alfonso de Castilla) (1139/1148 – 1 July 1180) was an illegitimate daughter of Alfonso VII of León and Castile and Urraca Fernández de Castro, widow of Count Rodrigo Martínez, who was Urraca's cousin or uncle.
- Urraca Fernández de Castro
- Castilian House of Ivrea
Alfonso VII (1 March 1105 – 21 August 1157), born Alfonso Raimúndez, he was called the Emperor (el Emperador). He was given rule in Galacia alongside his mother Urraca of León in 1107. Alfonso became the King of Galicia in 1111. He became King of León and Castile in 1126 after his mother's death.
However, two later Norman chroniclers report that it was instead the betrothed of Alfonso VI, and not Sancho's wife Alberta, who was William's daughter. After Ferdinand the Great defeated and killed his wife's brother in battle, Ferdinand was crowned King of León and Castile and called himself Imperator totius Hispaniae ("Emperor of all Spain").
- 1065–1072
- Ferdinand I
- 12 January 1072 (León)
- Alfonso VI
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Alfonso VII (Alfonso the Emperor), 1104–57, Spanish king of Castile and León (1126–57), son and successor of Urraca. He recovered the places in Castile that his stepfather, Alfonso I of Aragón, had occupied and soon gained supremacy over the other Christian states in Spain.
His court also served as an important instrument for Spanish cultural achievement. Alfonso and his wife Eleanor of England were the first to make the Alcázar of Segovia as their residence when this fortress was still at its early stages. Alfonso died at Gutierre-Muñoz and was succeeded by his surviving son, Henry I.
